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Miss Pickett? Yes.

Oh, my God.

What do you think?

Huh? Sorry, love.

The record, Dozie.

Oh, yeah.

Of course, it's only a demo.

It's better than the rubbish they make you turn out every night in the club.

So? What do you think?

Well, I think it's better than the rubbish they make you turn out every

the clubs. I have missed you.

Yeah, no way.

If I was in Barbados, even I wouldn't miss me. All those bronze playboys.

Bunch of wrinkled prunes, more like.

I kept getting requests for Jim Reeves songs.

Say something.

I mean, say you didn't miss me. I won't mind.

Yeah, of course I missed you. I've got something on my mind, that's all.

Business? Yeah.

Business.

It's good.

Honest.

Very catchy.

Do you fancy hearing it live?

When? Next month.

Florida.

I've got a three -week residency in Fort Lauderdale.

It'd be lovely if you came over.

Yeah, well, next month.

It's a bit... You know.

Never mind.

No, I don't.

Well, I'm certainly not saying that.

Yes, I'm sure you do.

It's a valid point, Lady Sinfield, an extremely valid point.

Yes.

Yes, I look forward to it.

Goodbye, Lady Sinfield.

What interesting sponsors we have.

Overpopulation again?

According to Lady Sinfield, all the ills of the third world could be cured by an

airlift of contraceptive pills.

If they haven't got the water to wash them down with. Remind me to point that

out to her next month's meeting.

Tomorrow.

Hugh Mariner's brought the serious money meeting forward. It's tomorrow at 11.

I've checked your diary. You're clear.

Damn. Any problem?

No, just damn.

Really, Chris, no problem. Thanks.

Damn.

It sounds like a good deal you've got with that Tessa bird.

Multiple bunkers, no strings.

No strings for her either, Mix.

How was Val?

Fine.

She's a great girl, Val.

Yeah, one of the best.

Yeah, I'm going to have to look into this open relationship business.

A bit of posh for the weekend and a nice uncomplicated leg over for who's going

to win.

Max!

Shut up!

Think these chairs will go?

They're ethnic, mate. The first lot went in a week, didn't they?

Every home should have one. Your home?

Yeah, Mum loved it.

Rather you than me.

They're real classy, mate.

You wouldn't know, class, if it bit you on the bum.

Is that what it does?

Have

you

been waiting long? Not long.

You should have come in. Nah, just got here, no problem.

Hello. You look tired.

I'm knackered, feel like I've done the fun run myself.

Don't put me off.

Are you going to do it?

Me and the team.

You're a star.

I thought we were going home.

We are.

So I'm finally going to see your pad.

Let me guess, leather and chrome, Pirelli calendar, of course. Of course.

the black satin sheets.

They're at the dry cleaners. You don't really have black satin sheets, do you?

Sure. And a mirror on the ceiling.

Kingside waterbed?

No, that'd be boring.

Where's Jane?

Vienna with some college friends.

Vienna? Well, she's looking into Sigmund Freud.

Investigating the Oedipus complex, whatever that is.

Impressed?

Oh, impressed.

Want to change anything?

Oh, one or two things.

And it looks wide open.

Come on, come on.

But Kidd gets it back.

Get that ball across.

It's clear.

There's nobody there. That's it, that's it. He shoots.

Hit it.

Mr.

Phillips. What sort of things?

What? What sort of things would you change? Can I take that useless cart

off the field, please?

Come on. Say it, please.

It's your car.

So you like it?

I like it.

Commercial break.

Ever made love in two and a half minutes?

Do you think you're up to it?

Did you

get this in the Gambia?

No. Down the market.

It arrived yesterday.

Like it.

Hmm.

Not really my kind of thing.

Good match, wasn't it?

Was it?

Do you mind dropping me home?

I want to change.

Got a busy day?

I have to meet Hugh today.

So you'll be wanting to look your best, then?

Yes, I will.

Yeah, of course you will.

I'm not looking forward to it.

You'll be fine.

Just rub his nose in it.

In what?

In what he's missing.

Thick miles, eh?

Well, I think it all sounds rather jolly.

I only wish I were 50 years younger. Thank you, Lady St. Phil.

Yes, I'm confident that Sunday's fun run will be part of this same process of

lifting and sharpening Seed's profile, all of which will make serious money's

task that much easier.

In other words, it's looking good, Mr Chairman.

And if you're not all stripped for action on Sunday, I'll require a note

your doctors.

We have mystery here.

Really? I certainly have.

Well, I've missed your shoulder from time to time.

Seriously, we should see more of each other.

Will we?

Oh, Malcolm.

Malcolm, I hear you've entered the fun run.

Have I?

Splendid. I'll sponsor you £100 a mile.

Tess, may I have a word?

See you at the run, then.

Sure.

Good meeting, Tess. Very good indeed.

Thank you.

It'd be nice to see you again.

Why?

Unfinished business, Tess.

There is no unfinished business, Hugh.

Isn't there?

I thought you handled old smoothie chops very well.

I suppose I was anticipating a little more resistance.

That's what you get working with me, I expect.

Quite. How long...

Were you and he... What?

How long were we what?

Well, you know, going out, staying in, whatever.

Seven years.

And you thought you'd call in old debts when you got him involved with serious

money?

No, fine. I mean, that's why they made you director of Z so that you could use

your contacts.

Bob, I'm not using Hugh.

You sure he's not using you?

It's immaterial.

Anyway, it's over.

Excuse me.

You may think so, but I got the strong impression he doesn't.

None of my business, of course.

Hi. Hello.

Sorry, mate.

Worth waiting for.

Don't be silly.

I've been in this all day.

Did it do the trick?

What do you mean?

Did you rub his nose in it?

So, how was he?

He looked awful.

And? I didn't probe.

Why not?

You don't get all steamed up about your ex, do you?

It was 15 years ago.

Hugh is a bit different.

I can still see the bruises.

I've known you a long time. It's difficult not to... Only natural.

Anyway, we don't worry about that sort of thing, do we?

Not at all.

You want to eat?

You want to call him?

What do you think?

It's Frank's idea.

I like Frank.

I suppose I've been thinking about it, but it was Frank who suggested it, so I

did.

So, what was the matter with Hugh?

He didn't say.

I'll bet it's Giorgio girl's given him the elbow.

Giorgio? She works on the perfume counter at Alders of Croydon. 23 years

I'm sure that's what it is.

I bet her name's Tracy.

Or Sharon.

I'm having dinner with him.

Is that why?

Stop.

But you question, I don't suppose, why it comes into it, does it? Not much.

It's just that I don't know.

It was seven years. He hurt me terribly, and now he seems a stranger.

I suppose I want to make sense of it. We'll take revenge.

I hope not.

What did Frank say?

Nothing to do with him. You said he suggested it. A little jealous.

Alex really got run over.

I didn't. The man in the car shouted at him, but he didn't realise he couldn't

hear. He called him the stupid little sod.

Sud, sud, sud.

Anthony, stop that right now.

Hello, boy.

He's always forgetting his green cross coat.

He shouldn't do that.

No, he should, but I look after him. That's good.

I didn't fold the big chair.

Sud, sud, sud. You heard what I said. Go on, you.

Hello, Simon. Hi, sir, sir.

Thanks. What do you think?

Frank's got one just like it.

Where the hell is he?

I'll give you a choice.

Down the boozer, on the nest, or in the nick.

What's all it's in aid of, anyway?

Third World Charities.

Skip's very interested in Third World Charities, aren't you, Skip?

Yeah. Skip's got a new bird.

She talked him into this.

Nobody talks me into anything, mate.

There he is.

Come on, Devlin, get your act together. What's all this you're made of, then?

Favourites for Frank's book. Oh, which one?

Some charity talk.

I don't know. I can't keep up with your love life, Skip.

That's not the only thing you'll have trouble keeping up with. Get him on his

feet, then. Oh, come on.

This way, Puddin'. Come on.

This way.

Want me to call the flying doctor?

Have a bit of sympathy, Max.

I've got six pikes and a fin glue backing up from the meeting last night.

Just as well you're trailing the pack.

Old Frank must have it bad.

Putting us through all this for a bird.

Oh, this is just the beginning.

He'll have you abseiling off of the Nat West building next. Bloody hell. I've

got a stitch.

Come on, you.

Get those legs up.

Come on, son.

You've got youth behind you.

Not all I've got behind me. I can tell you.

What's left of him?

What of the prize?

Any chance of a cup of tea?

I thought running was just running.

It isn't.

I wouldn't have come in, but you did say we ought to see more of each other.

Mad fool.

Absolutely.

Are you going to be seeing Hugh again?

No.

I couldn't help noticing he was a bit...

Yes, he was a bit.

Yes.

I'm seeing someone else now.

Hugh was a disease.

I think I'm cured now.

Who are you seeing now?

The plumber?

Yes, the plumber.

Hugh didn't look at... The hell with Hugh and the plumber. I just want you to

know that I knackered myself because I still want to marry you. That's why I'm

doing the run.

Just thought I'd set the matter straight.

It's called moral blackmail, I think.

Are you drunk?

Just a little.

You're supposed to be in training.

Yes.

Are all your fellows doing this bloody run?

What's it called again?

St Clement's.

No, what's the word you used?

Rehydrating. What's wrong with rehydrating with a couple of pints of

we usually do. Because we are not going to stumble through this bun like a bunch

of boozers.

I suppose we're not allowed to get our leg over tonight either.

He doesn't recommend it, but on the other hand, he can't ask you to do

he isn't prepared to do himself.

The responsibilities of a skipper.

Murder, isn't it?

So have you given Val the elbow then, Skip?

I thought you two were a permanent part -time fixture. She's a great girl.

Yeah, she is. Now, where are you lot going?

Slash. Don't say Clemence don't touch the side, Skip.

Slash, my old fanny. I might as well have a pint. Well?

Well, what?

Are you giving Val the elbow?

Well, I'm thinking about it. Be fairer on her.

I wouldn't do it.

Keep her for insurance.

You know where you are with Val.

Malcolm, can you get that?

Okay.

Good afternoon.

The Tessa Pickett residence.

Tessa, then.

Who's calling?

Frank. Frank Carver.

Certainly.

It's the plumber.

Who, who, who, who?

Hello. Hi.

Who was that?

It's only Malcolm.

Who?

Malcolm from Bound Black.

Oh, yeah.

Well, just caught to say I'll see you tomorrow.

Do you want picking up?

Well, I have to be at the park for nine.

No point you hanging around for three hours.

How's the training going?

Well, all right. Whoops.

In case we're too little too late.

You will be, though.

Borrowing the coronary, yeah.

Well, I'll see you tomorrow, then.

Well, have a good time tonight.

See you.

Goodbye, then.

Bye.

Where is everybody?

Where's Jonathan?

Jonathan's in bed. He's got a temperature.

Misha's with him.

Temperature?

Oh, he must have come down with that cold.

Misha should be off by now. Where's Daddy? He should be with him. Gone to

Birmingham.

What do you mean, gone to Birmingham?

Anthony, will you stop swinging when I'm talking to you?

Anthony, what are you talking about?

He can't have gone to Birmingham just like that. What did he say?

Nothing. Nothing?

Well, did he leave me a note?

He said he'd telephone.

Did he leave me a number?

Oh, this is ridiculous.

Come on in, you two.

Last time he was going to Birmingham.

He was calling.

Thank you, darling.

Thank you for telling me. He's a funny old dad, isn't he? I think he's lazy.

He doesn't want to go on the run, Mum.

Yes, he is. He's lazy.

But that won't stop us going, will it?

Mummy, Daddy's gone to... Birmingham. I know.

What are you doing out of bed?

Well... Emma has sided with Jennifer, of course.

Daughters do, don't they?

Nick will come round, I'm sure.

And Jennifer, well, she'll be properly looked after. I see no point in fighting

over the silver.

What about the house in Wales?

It's on the market.

Jennifer didn't want it.

Did you tell her we used to go there?

And what about Tracy?

Tracy? Just a name I made up for her.

Yes.

Karen. Yes.

How is she?

Oh, it's over.

She... I don't need to know why, Hugh.

Why?

She met someone else.

Someone more charming and powerful than you. Well, la -di -da.

A window dresser.

And how are you, really?

Really? I like my job. I like it very much.

It's given me a focus.

I've just about learned to live on 24 ,000 a year.

You're joking.

And I've met someone I like.

And I'm in control of the relationship this time.

And it seems to be working well for me.

I think I deserve that.

Yes, you do.

You said that you wanted him.

I would like us still to be friends, Tess.

I wish... if we could only... Perhaps when we...

I'm not putting this very well.

But I would like us still to be friends.

Known each other too long not to be.

Of course.

I'll understand if... Well, you know.

Look, I just can't.

I mean, I don't see how we can go on any longer.

It wouldn't be fair on you.

It wouldn't be fair on us.

Sounds like love.

Is it?

Something like that.

And I hope she knows what she's getting.

I feel terrible about this, Val.

You don't have to.

I mean, we were always more off than on, even when we were on.

It's not the way I saw it.

At least you didn't buy me some overpriced piece of jewellery as a

prize.

Do you want your pudding?

It's creme brulee.

I don't think so.

Sorry.

I'd better go.

You've been bloody good for me, Val. I won't forget you in a hurry.

That's nice.

Well.

I expect I'll see you around.

Hope so.

As soon as my broken heart mends.

Yeah, it's a very good heart. One of the best.

Don't you forget it.

No.

Don't worry, I won't throw it back at you.

I'll flog it.

Stay out in Florida for a month.

Yeah, you do that, love.

It's like this place.

Haven't been here since we broke up.

We didn't break up. You dumped me.

Yeah.

What?

I need to know how you feel.

About what?

About us.

Us doesn't exist anymore.

Does that answer your question?

Can I at least see you again?

It makes you pull out of serious money. You're going to have to. No, I mean

there's a sponsored lunch for the new opera season on Wednesday.

Would you like to come?

Leanna's new soprano is guest of honour.

What opera are you sponsoring this year?

Aida. It was the last opera we went to. You hated it.

Yes. All those elephants.

What are you doing in Birmingham?

Well, it came out of the blue. David rang in a complete lather and said that

seminar was falling apart and he wanted me to wind it up tomorrow.

I'm terribly sorry.

Oh, Jonathan.

Oh, it's fine. It's nothing serious. Just a cold.

It's very odd to come back and find you disappeared. I mean, no warning, no

nothing.

I'm sorry. I don't make a habit of it, do I?

Oh, look, you'd better give me the hotel number just in case.

Oh, yes. OK, of course. Oh, look, Diane, I'd better call you back. It's just

that I'm in one of those booth thingies in the lobby and they don't have a

number. They just have an extension.

It's 681 something.

I'll try and call you back later. Anyway, I'm going to see you for supper

tomorrow anyway.

All right.

I'm sorry to miss the fun run.

You're not sorry at all?

That's more like it.

Any chance of a few words, Rick? Absolutely not.

I promised myself that until the family in Africa was completely eradicated, I'd

only speak to the media while bouncing up and down.

No.

Seriously.

Seed does do some amazing work in Africa.

And Chester here promised me that if I turned up today...

that it would help raise loin -quickening amounts of dosh.

Of course, only when I got here I realised that none of it was for me, but

the hell, the pubs aren't open yet, so let's get on with it.

Hi, darling.

Oh, hi, Frank.

Quite a do, isn't it? Yes.

Oh, Jason's over there, telling the media.

Oh, well, better not interrupt her.

Are these yours?

Mm -hm.

Alex, Anthony, the other ones at home with flu.

Are you going to run?

Well, that's the idea.

I'd rather we'd done the run, but he'd run away.

Sounds like a sensible fella.

Oh, let's get on with the fun.

OK.

Fella, I'll see you in the St John's Ambulance tent afterwards, will you? If

can fight my way through the fence.

Yeah.

Thanks.

Well done, Megastar. Thank you so much. See you later.

Very impressive.

Oh, Mr. Donald.

Where's Frank gone?

I think he's bagging himself up for a world record.

Simon not here? No, Anthony, come back here. He's gone away.

Last minute thing in Birmingham came up out of the blue.

Oh, look!

Oh!

Hey!

Oh, one, two, three. There is no business like show business.

Oh, come on, Shadi!

Right, come on, you lot, get these on.

Are you sponsoring yourself, Skip?

Yeah. Ten o 'clock, same as you lot. You don't pay money, are you?

Eh? If you don't warm up, mate, you'll be crippled after 200 yards.

Well, that'll be £1 .12 for a good course, won't it, smartass?

Right, come on, you lot.

Maybe he's got something on his mind he can't tell you about, some worry or

other. Well, if he can't tell me, who can he tell?

Anyway, he just calmly announced out of the blue that he was going to

Birmingham, wasn't he?

What do we do if we need a slash? You won't. I will. I need one now. You'll

sweat it out. No, he won't. He bloody will.

Won't we?

Eh? Won't we what?

Live happily ever after?

Rick Mayweather has kindly agreed to drop the starting flag for us today.

On your marks, get set...

I'm just in the middle of an injury.

Simply wondrous for me.

Very nice.

And what about this music, Jackie? Oh, what's his name?

He gives the things away, doesn't he?

Why not get him involved?

After all, what's half a million johnnies to a multi -millionaire? I'll

certainly give it a thought, Lady St. Phil. It may not be the glamorous

solution, but it is practical.

Get them used to some simple contraceptive device, and in ten years'

you'll see some results.

Or rather, you won't.

Quiet. Will you excuse me, ladies? There are so many people to thank. How are

you? I'll get my doctor's note tomorrow.

It's a call from my solicitors. Mr. Mariner coughed up yet?

Oh, your OBE's in the post.

Nice glass of St. Clement.

What's up with you? You didn't come last.

What did you expect?

Champagne and an olive wreath?

I'll tell you the truth.

I think the third mile was the worst. Or was it the fourth?

No, it was definitely the third mile. And I'd like to thank you both.

Well, if you'll excuse me, I'll go and have a quick blood transfusion.

Well, all this seems to be agreeing with you. I told you I needed a focus.

Hi.

Oh, hello. How are you?

Oh, not bad, considering.

Here. Courtesy of Max and the team.

And you. Thank you.

Frank, this is Hugh.

Good to meet you, Frank.

Hi.

Enjoy the run?

Rather more than you did, I think.

Enjoyed every minute of it.

I was just telling Jess this job seems to agree with her. And I agreed with

Yeah, well, and we all agreed, didn't we?

Well, call me about Wednesday. No, it's OK.

You stay and talk.

Got to give the boys a debriefing.

See you later.

Did I say something?

You may find it hard to understand, but I don't need your approval on this one.

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

Now we've got that clearly understood.

What do you think?

What do you think I think?

I think I'm jealous.

I saw an old friend last night.

Who?

I told you about Val.

Val, yes.

Well, I won't be seeing her again.

Why not?

I knocked it on the head.

It wasn't fair on her.

I thought you ought to know.

Well, it was your decision.

Well, I figure it affects you too.

In what way?

Because I was seeing her.

I was seeing her.

I know, you told me.

Was she upset?

Yeah, of course she was.

So was I.

I'm sorry.

But... Well, you didn't have to do it. Well, I did it.

Why are you telling me about it?

All I know is that every time I see you, there's some new bloke hanging about.

If that's what you see, that's what you see.

And what's this about Wednesday?

He sent for you to call him about Wednesday.

He's taking me to a sponsorship lunch for an opera. I'm sure you can come too.

Leave it out.

It's my life, Frank.

That's what we agreed.

You just got the needle about Val.

I haven't. Well, you should have.

You drop me off here. I need some shopping.

Right.

Frank, I don't need this.

Oh, you think I need it?

You think I need to be hanging around playing Gooseberry to you two?

You're being ridiculous.

I'm not being ridiculous.

Ridiculous and unreasonable.

Knife.

All right, see you at school.

So, what did he say to that?

That was it.

I got out the car.

That hardly qualifies as a tear. It's a dust from where I'm sitting.

Don't be so silly.

Men are consistently more jealous of the lesser than women.

It's true.

Hugh was always jealous, even in meetings.

Is Simon the same?

I don't know. I've never really thought about it.

I suppose that means he isn't.

Lucky you.

Shall I get it?

No, no, it'll be for me.

Funny about Simon.

Doorbell, phone.

They're always for me.

Doesn't seem to mind.

Lucky you.

Have I, Robert?

Oh, yes.

Yes, by the few hours to my morning at England.

Yes. Yes, yes.

If you could be there around 12.

Good morning.

I wonder if you can help me. I saw a display of rattan chairs in your window,

and I... Yes, yes, from the Gambia, I believe.

Yes, I can believe they're selling well.

No, I was hoping you could tell me who the importers are.

The Carver Group.

Thank you very much.

Goodbye.

I like Frank, too, but I think Malcolm looked rather sweet.

He's got such an honest face.

Yeah, God knows what he's doing working for a multinational.

Now, Hugh Mariner, I can understand.

There seems to be no end to Tessa's admirers, does there? They were all

the run, checkbooks flapping in the wind.

Over £3 ,000, Tessa. Is that all?

Well, that's just from the collecting tins. The sponsorship checks won't be in

for weeks.

It's one thing getting your workmates to sponsor you, quite another actually

collecting the money.

Oh, no problem with Hugh's contribution, though. Over £600, wasn't it? And £500

from the Carver group.

A shame you couldn't get more of your boyfriends to enter. They're very

generous. You sound like a high -class poor girl.

I could hardly accuse you of being a cheap thrill, none of those prices.

That was effectively remarkable.

I think you should apologise.

Yeah, OK.

Sorry, Tessa.

You're still walking? Only just.

You're right, there's rain, of course. Oh, I felt worse.

Never again.

Get off. She'll have you rattling your collection box on Houston Station, Nick.

Not me, mate.

Charity begins at home.

Hi,

kid.

It's me.

Any messages?

Mr Hastings called three times.

Yeah. And a gentleman from the education department.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Mr Hastings would insist that you call him as soon as you get in.

I'm off duty today, all right?

Any other course?

Were you expecting anyone else?

No. Just wondered, that's all.

See you.

Here.

Panty a trip down to Brighton, you can win me along the seafront.

It won't help the recession.

Cobblers to the recession.

I might even celebrate with a flutter on the GGs. I think my back leg's running

into the 330s.

Celebrate what?

The first round, mate.

He'd sell his own mother to make a buck.

He never pretended to be in the charity business.

I just don't like being used, Diane.

And he's becoming so possessive.

What have I got myself into?

Are you sure you're into it?

Whatever it is.

I don't know.

It's quite sweet.

He's trying to be what you want him to be.

I didn't ask him to change.

All I wanted was to be given a little space.

A little freedom.

Why do you want freedom?

There you go, Jane.

Is it working yet? I'll tell you when it's working.

Oh, I look forward to that.

I've had livelier evenings of sleep. That's what I pay you for.

What, to sleep?

To get the drinks in.

She's got a friend.

Mate, I do not need a friend.

We are happy today.

Actually, I feel sorry for Hugh.

Whether that's a basis for friendship or not, oh, you tell me.

Oh, sorry, my love, I've got to throw you out. Oh, yes, of course.

Two of my flock come to see me on my assigned day.

Sorry?

It's about a pre -marriage counselling.

He's got doubts she hasn't. So he shouldn't hear myself, eh?

Diane, you would say if you were, you know, worried about anything.

There was anything wrong?

He's not serious.

We'll sort it out.

Pat, Lauren, come on in. Thank you. I

only

started this thing as an experiment.

Sorry, Frank.

Looks like you're doomed to make yet another killing.

Four more containers and that's it.

You know your trouble, Frank. You get bored too easily.

Yeah, if I think of all the fun I have.

Now, I'm not talking about the ladies. I'm talking about business.

This won't last.

They'll be falling over themselves, I don't know.

Mongolians scatter cushions in a couple of months.

So what's wrong with taking the profit before the fashion changes?

You're a beacon of sound business, Mr. Terry.

What's all this?

Short -staffing, Frank.

Colin did his inkling on the run on Sunday. I'm on my own.

You want a job done right.

Well, I'll need you to do what you do best.

OK, yeah.

Keep in touch about those Mongolian scatter cushions, will you?

Yes.

I thought you did good on Sunday, Frank.

Yeah.

Not bad for an old man. Yeah.

Ugly load of old rubbish, aren't they? I don't know what people see in them. And

I don't know what people see in you. Now, come on, get grafting.

Jeez!

What's up?

What have you been doing?

We must have a talk at lunch. Hello, Jana. Oh, now, don't tell me you've

up with this blighter again.

I hope you're back in circulation.

These things are so boring without you. I'm sure you survived, Jana.

I hear you're organizing a season in Budapest. Yes, I am. We're moving into

Eastern Europe. We could be interested in sponsoring the tour. Oh, darling,

Reiskalver have 91 % committed themselves. I'm so sorry if I'd only

I see. That could, of course, affect our 91 % commitment in Miss Tomoff's

American tour.

Ah, well, we'll talk later.

Yes, yes, of course.

It always works.

Not always, Newt.

I'm going.

What? I'm going.

Bye.

Oh, I thought you were launching an opera.

I left that to the impresario.

Tess, have you got a minute?

I'd like your opinion on this before I show it to Bob.

Seed?

Yes. He's just walked in.

Tessa, one of your boyfriends.

Hugh Mariner.

Oh, he phoned ten minutes ago.

Tell him I'm out.

I've just told him you're in.

Sorry.

Oh, God.

Hello. Yes, I'm fine.

You know, I suddenly thought, what's the point?

No.

No.

No.

Look, I don't have to justify myself.

I'm late for a meeting. Goodbye.

What was all that about?

Nothing.

Just ridding my life of an encumbrance.

Not Frank.

No, you.

Couldn't get rid of Frank that easily.

Marxist ideology failed these people.

Capitalist free enterprise promised to do no better. In this situation, aid is

not an insult. If they are to live, it is a necessity.

But aid alone cannot remedy the underlying... Chris, I think it's fine.

I expect Bob will have something to say about the Marxism versus capitalism bit.

But aid alone cannot remedy... No, no, I think it's fine.

I'm finished.

Sorry. But aid alone cannot remedy the...

Hello, Tessa Priggott.

Max.

Where is he?

How is he?

He'll mend.

Can I see him?

Well, he's rested at the moment, but it's okay for you to go in. Room 408.

He better be well and truly rested.

Something on your mind?

A little matter of profiteering from the third world.

Horrible -looking things, aren't they? They are, as a matter of fact, but I

can't do the point. The point is, love, that is what he does.

Oh, hello.

You must be Tessa.

You must be Jade.

Hello, at last.

Is he asleep?

He's faking.

Do you mind if I tear him off the strip? Help yourself. Feel free to close your

ears. Listen to me, Frank!

Not only do you follow me to the Gambia uninvited, assuming in your pig -headed,

arrogant way that I'm going to be another of your easy lays, but you sneak

behind my back, using my contacts to make another fat profit for yourself

those chairs, and then lie to me about where you got them, behaving as if

got some God -given right to intrude upon every aspect of my life. Mark!

Confident that Mr. Frank Six -Bit Carver has come galloping across the horizon

on his camel.

Love hurts. It can turn you upside down. Oh, how love hurts.

So if it's just a game that you're playing, you better

know that.

Love hurts.

There's no doubt about it.

Love hurts.

But who can live without it? Oh, how love hurts.

So you better.

But remember love hurts you just the same.

Love hurts you just the same.